Víctor Alfonso Sepúlveda Torres (3 April 1939 – 12 August 2021) was a Chilean professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Víctor Alfonso Sepúlveda Torres[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1939-04-03)3 April 1939 | ||
Place of birth | Santiago, Chile | ||
Date of death | 12 August 2021(2021-08-12) (aged 82) | ||
Place of death | Viña del Mar, Chile | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1959–1964 | Universidad de Chile | ||
1966–1967 | Unión Española | ||
1968–1970 | Huachipato | ||
National team | |||
1961–1964 | Chile | 4 | (1) |
Teams managed | |||
1974 | The Strongest | ||
1978 | Deportes La Serena | ||
1981–1982 | Unión La Calera | ||
1983–1984 | Unión La Calera | ||
1985–1986 | Unión La Calera | ||
1986 | Deportes Antofagasta | ||
1987 | Unión La Calera | ||
1992 | Deportes Puerto Montt | ||
1993–1994 | Unión La Calera | ||
1995–1997 | Deportes Puerto Montt | ||
1997–1998 | Unión La Calera | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Born in Santiago,[1] Sepúlveda began his career with Universidad de Chile, scoring 14 goals in 138 games for the club between 1959 and 1964, which included winning three national championships.[2] He later played for Unión Española and Huachipato.[1] He also earned 4 international caps for the Chilean national team.[1]
In his coaching career, he is better known by managed Unión La Calera on differents steps, having gotten promotion to the Chilean Primera División after winning the 1984 Segunda División de Chile.[3] In addition, he coached Deportes La Serena,[4] Deportes Antofagasta and Deportes Puerto Montt in Chile[5] and The Strongest in Bolivia.[6]
He was nicknamed Chepo.[5]
Since 1999 he made his home in Nogales, Chile, spending time as a football commentator for the local radio Radio La Calera.[5] He died in a nursing home in Viña del Mar from heart failure, aged 82.[2]
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